After New York expanded Medicaid in 2001, racial disparities in residents' access to surgical cancer care widened in the state, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.    By Brian Zimmerman - 10/11/17

The San Diego County Health and Human Service Agency on Tuesday increased the death toll in the county's ongoing hepatitis A outbreak to 18, marking one additional death since the agency's update last week.  By Brian Zimmerman - 10/11/17

Officials with Syracuse (N.Y.) University increased the case count in an ongoing mumps outbreak to 14 Monday, according to Syracuse.com.  By Brian Zimmerman - 10/10/17

Short- and long-course antibiotic treatment for Enterobacteriaceae bloodstream infections yield similar results, according to a study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.  By Brian Zimmerman - 10/10/17

A study, presented at ID Week 2017 in San Diego, Oct. 4 to Oct. 8, identified risk factors for community-associated Clostridium difficile infection in children.  By Anuja Vaidya - 10/10/17

Measuring and tracking unnecessary or repetitive testing can be a daunting task for any healthcare organization, especially as keeping current with uncertain government regulations presents challenges of its own.  By Diane Janowiak, hc1.com - 10/10/17

Researchers from the University of Victoria in Canada developed a smart bandage that can detect the first signs of a wound infection, according to research published in Advanced Healthcare Materials.  By Mackenzie Bean - 10/10/17

State regulators are investigating Dallas-based Senior Care Centers, the largest nursing home operator in Texas, for a series of alleged care lapses that occurred during Hurricane Harvey, reports The Dallas Morning News.  By Mackenzie Bean - 10/10/17

An experimental drug may protect newborns from pertussis — commonly referred to as whooping cough — before they are old enough to be vaccinated for the disease, according to a study presented Oct. 5 at ID Week 2017 in San Diego.  By Brian Zimmerman - 10/9/17

Primary care practices have yet to take responsibility for cancer survivors' long-term care, despite a decade-long effort to move cancer survivorship care out of the specialist arena, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.  By Brian Zimmerman - 10/9/17

Inappropriate antibiotic prescribing practices among dentists may be contributing to rising rates of Clostridium difficile infections, according to a study conducted by the Minnesota Department of Health and presented Oct. 5 at ID Week 2017 in San Diego.  By Brian Zimmerman - 10/9/17

The Cameron County (Texas) Department of Health and Human Services confirmed a case of probable mosquito-borne Zika virus in a county resident Thursday, marking the second locally acquired Zika case in the state for 2017.  By Brian Zimmerman - 10/9/17

While CMS' Hospital Readmission Reduction Program successfully reduces readmissions, the program may also produce unintended care consequences that threaten patient safety, according to an op-ed published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.  By Mackenzie Bean - 10/9/17

Undergoing bariatric surgery can lower the risk of severely obese individuals developing cancer by 33 percent, according to a study published in Annals of Surgery.  By Anuja Vaidya - 10/9/17

Surgical patients with a documented allergy to penicillin face a significantly higher risk of developing surgical site infections than patients with no recorded penicillin allergy, according to a study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.  By Anuja Vaidya - 10/9/17

A Detroit mother sentenced to seven days in jail for not vaccinating her son, a study finding no correlation between care quality and online physician ratings and substandard investigations into serious complaints against nurses in New York piqued the interest of readers last week.  By Brian Zimmerman - 10/9/17

Police on Monday confirmed the 13th patient death linked to a Florida nursing home that overheated amid power outages caused by Hurricane Irma, reports the Sun Sentinel.  By Mackenzie Bean - 10/9/17

The Veterans Health System of the Ozarks in Fayetteville, Ark., failed to follow manufacturer updates regarding proper cleaning procedures for equipment used in eye surgery, according to the Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette.  By Brian Zimmerman - 10/6/17

After identifying a patient with a suspected case of Legionnaires' disease, officials at Buffalo, N.Y.-based Erie County Medical Center tested the hospital's water supply and found slightly elevated levels of Legionella bacteria in 3 of the 12 testing locations, according to a report from The Buffalo News.  By Brian Zimmerman - 10/6/17

Today at IDWeek, Curtis J. Donskey, MD, Professor of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University and Infectious Disease Physician at the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, presented new research on a novel surface disinfectant that is as effective against C. diff spores, MRSA and CRE as a standard bleach product, but less damaging to surfaces and leaves less residue on surfaces.  By Staff - 10/5/17